[Dixielandjazz] Trad Jazz Revival

[Marek Boym]

Hi,
I take exception from the following statement by the authors of the
articele: "Shaye comes from a jazz family, but her father, guitarist
Joe Cohn, and grandfather, Four Brothers tenor sax man Al Cohn, were
modernists."

For one, I don't think that Joe Cohn should be referred to in the past
tense!  He was here just a few years ago, and I have not since heard
of his passing, so I believe that he is still very much with us.
Second, even though he might have been playing modern as well,The
Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet is hardly modern, albeit not strictly
from Dixie.  Swing is much more suitable.

As to the late Al Cohn, he had been a modernist, and made some "cool"
records with his partner Zoot Sims (in my book, "cool" is opposed to
"jazz;" "coo lazz" is like "hot frost" or "cold fire').  However, the
yboth started in swing bands, and were reformed in their later years.

 Shaye, by the way, at least based on numbers available on-line, is
one hell of a trumpeter!

Cheers


> Here is a great article on the revival of Trad Jazz in New Orleans.
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> http://www.offbeat.com/2013/01/01/the-new-swing-street-frenchmen-streets-trad-jazz-explosion/
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